Hat-fastener



(No Model.)

' J. D. KING 81; M. A. BURNS.

HAT FASTENER. NQ. 595,483.

Patented Deo. 14, 1897. cl2 FIG. ll o f. FIG. 2-

' UNITED STATES PATENT fIf-EEICE.

JOSEPH D. KING AND MATTHEW'A.IBURNS, OF MENOMINE, MICHIGAN.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,483, dated December 14, 1897.

A Application fled August 9, 1897. Serial No. 647,600. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, JOSEPH D. KING and MATTHEW A. BURNS, citizens of the United States, residing at Menominee, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners and We dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in hat-fasteners for ladies hats; and it consists in the novel devices hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying dra-wings,A

, line l l of Fig. 2, looking upward, as indi;

cated by the arrows. sectional view of the same, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the front fastener.

A designates the hat, which may be of the usual construction for ladies wear and may be of straw, as shown, or of any other suitable material. At the back of the hat a flat piece of metal B is secured to the inner band A of the hat in any suitable manner, such as by sewing. The inner edge of the said piece of metal B is beiit toward the center of the hat, as at h. To the inner edge b of the piece B is hinged, as at b', a second iiat piece of metal C, which is slightly bent, as shown in Fig. 2, and has secured thereto any number of fingers or prongs o, like the prongs of a hairpin, which may be made straight or wavy, as may be desirable. l

Through the front portion of the hat is passed a rod D, having a head d, like the head on a hat-pin, and from a point near the head Fig. 2 isa longitudinal its edges near its end, as at d2, and is provided with a nut D', formed in the shape of the head d. l

The sleeve E has a square portion Eformed at its central part for a purpose to be hereinafter explained, and the said sleeve is provided With a number of curved lingers e, the two smallest ones being one on each side of the square portion E and the other fingers e being arranged at intervals along the sleeve E, the largest ones at the ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 3.

The rod D is stuck through one side of the hat, and the sleeve E is placed upon the iiat-` tened portion thereof. The end of the rod is thenl passed through the otherside of the hat, and the nut D is screwed thereon to hold the said rod in position.

A flat spring F is secured to the back of the piece B and extends toward the front of the hat, where it is bent around the square portion E of the sleeve E, as at f.

A flat piece F is secured to the spring F and extends beneath the bent-over part f thereof near the square part E of the sleeve E and acts as a check to prevent the said sleeve E and rod D from .being accidentally turned.

The hat is placed upon thehead by allowing the fingers c to open, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and then inserting the said fingers in the hair, like a hair-pin, after which the hat is brought down upon the head and the rod D turned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 by its head d. This will also turn the sleeve E and cause the iingers e to enter the hair and hold the front part of the hat in place, and the flat piece F and the spring F, inclosing the square portion E of the sleeve E, will prevent the said sleeve from being accidentally turned, as hereinbefore explained.

By this construction we produce a hat-fastener which is very simple in its action and free from locks or other holding devices on the outside of the hat and which will hold the hat securely in place upon the head.

The lhat is easily placed upon the head and secured in place and as easily removed by turning the head d, a slight pressure being sufficient to cause the square portion E to slip over the end of the piece F', when the IOO lingers e may be turned out of the hair. The hat may then be removed by withdrawing the fingers c from the hair.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a hat-fastener, the combination with a flattened rod passing through the hat, and means for holding the said rod in the hat, of a sleeve mounted upon the Iiattened portion of the said rod and having a squared portion; curved lingers secured upon the said sleeve; means whereby said sleeve may be turned; and a iiat spring-arm bearing on the squared portion ot said sleeve and adapted to hold the same against accidental turning, substantially as described.

2. In a hat-fastener, the combination with a rod passing through the hat; a sleeve mounted on said rod; curved fingers secured to the said sleeve; means whereby said rod and sleeve may be turned, and means for holding the said sleeve against accidental turning; fingers c hinged to the inner edge of the hat and adapted to engage the hair and close upon said sleeve, substantially as described,

In a hat-fastener, the combination with a rod passing through thehat; asleeve mounted on said rod; curved fingers secured to the said sleeve; means whereby said sleeve may be turned; of a plate B secured to the inner side of the hat; a spring-arm secured to the said plate B and partially inclosing the said sleeve; and fingers hinged to the said plate B and adapted to pass through the hair and to close upon the said sleeve, substantially as described.

4. In a hat-fastener, the combination With a rod passing through the hat; a sleeve having a squared portion mounted on the said rod; curved lingers secured to the said sleeve, and means whereby said sleeve may be turned; of a plate B secured to the inner side of thehat; a curved spring-arm F secured to said plate B and partially inclosin g the squared portion of said sleeve; a plate F secured to the said spring-arm and adapted to engage the said squared portion of the said sleeve; and {ingers hinged to the said plate B and adapted to pass through the hair and to close upon the said sleeve, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH D. KING. MATTHEW A. BURNS. lVitnesses:

L. D. EASTMAN, E. A. CANFIELD. 

